Sixth-Year Senior Leading The Tar Heels Scoring Maria Lubrano’s profile on the Tar Heels’ website calls her a “resilient performer.” That just touches on the edges of her collegiate soccer career at UNC Chapel Hill. It says she is a redshirt senior. That’s true, but there is more. She’s a 24-year-old midfielder, the oldest player […]
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90th-Minute Game Winner
90th-Minute Game Winner. Eddie Johnson, playing for the U.S. MNT for the first time since 2010, scored a pair of goals to lead his team to a 2-1 victory against Antigua & Barbuda in a key away CONCACAF World Cup qualifier. Johnson scored the first goal in the 20th minute of the game off an […]
Conference USA Men
Conference USA Men. Southern Methodist holds onto first place in Conference USA, with Tulsa second and Kentucky third. Tulsa secured another three points to solidify second place with a 3-1 win against Central Florida. The Golden Hurricane are in second place in the league standings with 13 points and a 4-1-1 record. Kentucky jumped into […]
New Referee Column
New Referee Column. In our September 15 issue of Southern Soccer Scene we began a new column feature by Randy Vogt, who is the Director of Public Relations for the Eastern New York Soccer Association. His second column appears in this issue on Page 17. Vogt, who lives on Long Island, has vast experience as […]
D.C. United Earns First Playoff Spot Since 2005
D.C. United Earns First Playoff Spot Since 2005. D.C. United needed only a draw, but settled for a win. Lewis Neal scored the game-winner in stoppage time for a 3-2 win over the Columbus Crew. With the ensuing celebration a number of good things happened for the winner. D.C. United moved to second in the […]
Unbeaten Wesleyan Rolls To 22-0-0
Unbeaten Wesleyan Rolls To 22-0-0. High Point Wesleyan Christian Academy completed its regular season undefeated. The 22-0-0 Trojans are ranked #1 among private schools in North Carolina, and will enter the NCISAA Class 3A playoffs as the #1 seed. Wesleyan is… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get all the news in your mailbox!
Hexagonal Teams
Hexagonal Teams. Jamaica earned the other spot in the final six-team round robin next year from Group A, which included the U.S. Mexico went 6-0 to win Group B, with El Salvador and Guyana not advancing from that group. Costa Rica finished second in Group B Honduras finished first in Group C after blitzing Canada […]
Expansion Makes SEC Soccer Even More Competitive
Easy Transition For Aggies, Tigers By Adam Minichino Neil Macdonald and Becky Burleigh agree: Adding quality members to the Southeastern Conference is a good thing. Macdonald, the Mississippi State University women’s soccer coach, and Burleigh, the women’s soccer coach at the University of Florida, have watched parity take over the SEC and make every Friday-Sunday […]
U.S. Men Advance In CONCACAF
U.S. Men Advance In CONCACAF. The most important thing in any championship process is to advance to the next level. Sometimes the results are impressive, and sometimes you struggle to move one. The goal is to move one,… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get all the news in your mailbox!
Marlins Cap Undefeated ODAC Season
Marlins Cap Undefeated ODAC Season. On a night when Virginia Wesleyan College women’s soccer capped an undefeated Old Dominion Athletic Conference season with a 4-1 victory over Roanoke College’s Maroons, the Marlins helped head coach Jeff Bowers hit a coaching milestone. Virginia Wesleyan scored five minutes into the game that improved the Marlins’ final league […]